FIBT World Championships 1966
| 1966 World Championships | |
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| Location | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
The FIBT World Championships 1966 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the sixth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, and 1960. The Four-man event was cancelled following the death of West Germany's Toni Pensperger during competition. Pensperger would be awarded a posthumous gold medal from the FIBT along with his surviving teammates Ludwig Siebert, Helmut Werzer, and Roland Ebert. As of 2010[update], Pensperger's death would set the FIBT to increase and improve safety among all bobsleigh competitions at all levels, including the Winter Olympics and the World championships.
Two man bobsleigh
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes)
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| Silver | Italy (Gianfranco Gaspari, Leonardo Cavallini)
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| Bronze |  United Kingdom (Anthony Nash, Robin Dixon)
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Four man bobsleigh
[edit | edit source]This event was cancelled when Toni Pensperger of West Germany was killed during competition. Pensperger was awarded a posthumous gold medal along with his grieving teammates (Siebert, Werzer, and Ebert).
Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
